# Hire a CTO

> Hire a CTO (hireactonow.com) provides fractional CTO, part-time CTO, virtual CTO (vCTO), shared CTO and interim CTO services, plus fractional CIO services, for startups, SMEs and MSMEs in India, the USA and Canada. It is powered by TechnoPlanet Enterprise (https://www.technoplanetenterprise.com), Mumbai, India.

Key facts
- Fractional CTO cost (indicative 2026): USD 150–500 per hour; USD 4,000–20,000 per month on retainer; India about ₹1.5–8 lakh per month. Roughly 60–75% less than a full-time CTO (USD 250,000–400,000 a year in the US; ₹60 lakh–1.2 crore in India).
- Start time: fractional/virtual CTO in 1–2 weeks; interim CTO in 2–4 weeks; full-time CTO hire 3–6 months.
- Contact: info@hireactonow.com · India +91 902 973 4248 · USA/Canada +1 832 519 8734 · Mon–Fri 9 AM–5 PM EST.
- Address: A-1601, Lodha Imperia, Tank Road, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400078, India.
- Policies and DPDP pages are hosted by TechnoPlanet Enterprise: https://www.technoplanetenterprise.com/privacy-policy , /terms-of-use , /consent-withdrawal , /universal-consent-pii-vault

## CTO models
- [Fractional CTO](https://hireactonow.com/fractional-cto): part-time executive CTO leadership on retainer
- [Part-Time CTO](https://hireactonow.com/part-time-cto): 4–24 hours a week of CTO leadership
- [Virtual CTO](https://hireactonow.com/virtual-cto): remote-first vCTO services
- [Shared CTO](https://hireactonow.com/shared-cto): one CTO shared across a small portfolio of companies
- [Interim CTO](https://hireactonow.com/interim-cto): temporary full-focus CTO for 3–12 months
- [Hiring a CTO](https://hireactonow.com/hire-a-cto): compare full-time, part-time, fractional, virtual and interim options
- [Fractional CIO](https://hireactonow.com/fractional-cio): part-time CIO for IT strategy, security and governance

## Guides
- [Fractional CTO cost 2026](https://hireactonow.com/fractional-cto-cost)
- [Fractional vs full-time CTO](https://hireactonow.com/fractional-cto-vs-full-time-cto)
- [When to hire a fractional CTO](https://hireactonow.com/when-to-hire-a-fractional-cto)
- [CTO vs CIO](https://hireactonow.com/cto-vs-cio)
- [How to hire a CTO](https://hireactonow.com/how-to-hire-a-cto)

## Regions
- [Fractional CTO in India](https://hireactonow.com/fractional-cto-india)
- [Fractional CTO for US and Canada](https://hireactonow.com/fractional-cto-usa)

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